Hello and thank you for stopping by! This post is from 2011 and I have an updated one here http://www.erinwallis.com/blog/2017/7/vancouver-island-wedding-venues FROM 2017! It might be more what you are looking for! Thanks again, Erin
Why not get married on Vancouver Island!?! Vancouver Island is amazing place with countless wedding venues. I've been a part of many weddings all over Vancouver Island and have fallen in love with a few locations for various different reasons. I think it's about time I shared. Here are my favorite Vancouver Island Wedding Venues. (Click on the resort/venue name to take you directly to their website) Of Course, Dolphins Resort in Campbell River (images below). I've posted about it countless times, but it is truly warm, rustic and charming. Cozy little cabins, breathtaking views and delicious food... not to mention a staff that are excited to make your wedding dreams come true.
Or maybe you're more of the big open fields and whiskey distillery type. Shelter Point Whiskey Distillery has recently started catering to weddings and it is an amazing and unique venue for a Vancouver Island wedding.
How about a backyard of a historic Heritage house along the Campbell River? Haig Brown House might be more your style.
You may like another heritage site in the beautiful Comox Valley, The Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park where deer roam freely, and the quiet beauty of the park will immediately make you feel at home.
You may be looking for something more raw. More wild. More remote. Another favorite is The Black Rock Resort in Ucluelet. It's beautiful setting overlooking the wild west coast waters makes this venue somewhere I always look forward to visiting and shooting. It's cliff side hiking trails, beach access and beautiful rooms make me happy!
Maybe you want to go to Hornby Island? The Seabreeze Lodge might just steal your heart. Private and picturesque bring all of your favorite people here and celebrate all weekend long. Maybe you want your wedding photos at one of the most beautiful places I've ever been?? Helliwell Park.
Another gem is Strathcona Park Lodge, just outside of Campbell River. I love the rustic setting, the countless outdoor adventures the beautiful light and the incredibly sweet old Barn that can be seen here set up for a reception. Love the mountains? Get married at Mt.Washington. Getting married on what a mountain top has never been better. I had never been here until this year, but then had the great fortune of photographing two weddings here. Hatley Castle is simply divine. Get married in a castle??? on in Victoria, Vancouver Island??? OK.
A Vancouver Island wedding photographer, nears the end of a busy wedding season. Armed with her favorite cameras, lenses and a kick a$%$ assistant, she boards a ferry to Quadra Island, then another to Cortes Island.
She tries not to complain, but is somewhat worn down. Pregnant. Emotional. Not feeling entirely herself. (Yes, I said pregnant) Tired. Suffering from a bad tummy and feeling nauseous. Trying desperately to shake it all off, and get down to brewing up magic images that will be different from the last wedding, from any wedding. She couldn't shake it. Until meeting Lauren. Something happens, you can see everything lift off, evaporate into thin air... not thinking, not nauseous not even feeling odd. But better, vibrant and more alive. She is just better as the camera lifts to her face, and moments stand still within each frame. She can't explain it. She doesn't try. Just chooses to believe in the magic. 
Ben and Lauren chose to have their portraits together before the ceremony, which I love. Here is Ben's first look at Lauren
Don't you just love them???
We prepare to go to the ceremony.
Waiting in the church that Ben's grandfather built for the ceremony to begin, one of my all time favorite images was created.
The ceremony was so beautiful, intimate and full of emotion. Yes, I was crying... a lot.
Apparently Lauren and I weren't the only ones with tears, love this image of Lauren's wonderful mom caught up in the moment.
How radiant is Lauren?
I'll leave you with a favorite of the newlyweds after the ceremony.
Hope your weekend is full of love.
Is it possible that an entire year has breezed past us again?Apparently so. I find it incredibly hard to believe that in just 4 months, I have been involved with thirty couples getting married in Campbell River, and all over Vancouver Island. THIRTY. To think that about three years ago I would start off with five booked weddings. Four years ago, I had two... and now, Thirty. 
Melinda and Trevor were married on Friday, quietly... discreetly... Friday afternoon we met up for some images to 'surprise' their friends and family with! Thats right, they didn't mention it to anyone! I love it!It was an intimate, romantic session, and I was thrilled to be a part of their wedding day! Especially as no one else was!!! May your lives always be full of love!
